Brent, the power lam is not an easy thing. I start with square stock, put a tapered piece between the fence and your stock on the table saw. After your first cut, flip your stock end for end, then make your second cut the same way. Then re-set your fence to remove a piece from the stock that is tapered from zero at each end to what ever your taper thickness was in the middle. I strive for 1/4 to 5/16. Then I clean it up on the stationary belt sander. I screw up one for every two. I'm having alot of trouble making weight with my bows, especialy the Ipe.
I tend to hurry too much in the tillering process.
Thanks guys for all the nice comments. I mostly posted this for Bodork, cause he wanted to see my tips.
It doesn't shoot as well as it looks, but it's ok.